Portimao WSBK testing, aka "Ben Spies. F%^K YEAH!", pt. 2

[gm2]

Day 1, wet and dry conditions:

1. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'44.265
2. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.468
3. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.652
4. Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.931
5. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'44.976
6. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'45.266
7. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.323
8. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.329
9. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.373
10. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'45.448
11. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.558
12. Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.914
13. Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'46.110
14. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.121
15. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'46.261
16. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'46.440
17. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.586
18. Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.948
19. Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.957
20. Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'47.340
21. Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'47.639
22. Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'47.699
23. Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'48.269
24. Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'48.274
25. Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'49.800
26. Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'50.187
27. Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'53.550

[zooom]

I say Shakey Byrne F**K YEAH!

I have always loved Shakey...specially when he rode for MonsterMob Ducati in BSBK!

[derby]

http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2854

day 2,

1 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.294
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.484
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'43.487
4 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.546
5 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.657
6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'43.674
7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'43.767
8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.951
9 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.115
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.170
11 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.425
12 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.479
13 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.546
14 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.610
15 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.704
16 53 Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.108
17 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'45.179
18 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'45.260
19 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'45.278
20 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.393
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.446
22 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.672
23 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.679
24 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.820
25 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'46.128
26 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.916
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.971

[gm2]

F%^K YEAH!

[gm2]

and three cheers for Tom Houseworth 

[tufty]

Pfft! Ben who? Go Brits!!! Not a qualifying tyre in sight and beats Bayliss' lap record.
It's going to be an interesting season.

http://www.visordown.com/news/article.asp?UAN=6291&v=4&sp=

1. Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.874;
2. Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'43.965;
3. Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.144;
4. Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'44.157;
5. Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.217;
6. Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.261;
7. Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.586;
8. Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'47.057;
9. Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'49.387;
10. Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'52.340;
11. Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'56.553;
12. Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'56.643;
13. Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'44.119;
14. Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'45.182;
15. Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'45.624;
16. Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.931;
17. Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.181;
18. Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'46.260;
19. Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'46.849;
20. Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'46.897

[derby]

i think those times are from the half-wet superpole test...

http://www.worldsbk.com/pubb_EN/news_ext.php?id=2862

Superbike - Overall Best Times

Update: January 25, 2009, 18.35 PM ET

1 67 Byrne S. (GBR) Ducati 1098R 1'43.294
2 19 Spies B. (USA) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.484
3 41 Haga N. (JPN) Ducati 1098R 1'43.487
4 66 Sykes T. (GBR) Yamaha YZF R1 1'43.546
5 7 Checa C. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'43.657
6 76 Neukirchner M. (GER) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'43.674
7 96 Smrz J. (CZE) Ducati 1098R 1'43.767
8 84 Fabrizio M. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'43.951
9 65 Rea J. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.115
10 91 Haslam L. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.170
11 11 Corser T. (AUS) BMW S1000 RR 1'44.261
12 71 Kagayama Y. (JPN) Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K9 1'44.425
13 55 Laconi R. (FRA) Ducati 1098R 1'44.546
14 9 Kiyonari R. (JPN) Honda CBR1000RR 1'44.610
15 23 Parkes B. (AUS) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'44.704
16 53 Polita A. (ITA) Ducati 1098R 1'45.108
17 56 Nakano S. (JPN) Aprilia RSV4 1'45.179
18 3 Biaggi M. (ITA) Aprilia RSV4 1'45.199
19 24 Roberts B. (AUS) Ducati 1098R 1'45.278
20 25 Salom D. (ESP) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.393
21 100 Tamada M. (JPN) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.446
22 36 Lavilla G. (ESP) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.672
23 33 Hill T. (GBR) Honda CBR1000RR 1'45.679
24 99 Scassa L. (ITA) Kawasaki ZX 10R 1'45.820
25 111 Xaus R. (ESP) BMW S1000 RR 1'46.128
26 44 Rolfo R. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.916
27 77 Iannuzzo V. (ITA) Honda CBR1000RR 1'46.971

[gm2]

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35415

he was still 2nd overall.... and less than 0.2sec behind shakey   

13th in superpole smells like traffic.

[zooom]

as well as just generally routing for the Brits, the folks that have come to WSBK from BSBK are really turning things on an ear to a degree...like the HM PLant Honda's last year for example...Haslam ain't no slouch and Johnny Rea and Shayne Byrne along with Kiyo will have the propensity to destroy the field in the wet with their used to riding in the rain comfort levels...look at Kiyo's wet Superpole antics last year as an example...

[zooom]

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=35415

he was still 2nd overall.... and less than 0.2sec behind shakey   

13th in superpole smells like traffic.

traffic is racing and WSBK is a paddock full of guys you have to really fight against to get around...

[gm2]

....you sound nervous    

[tufty]

traffic is racing and WSBK is a paddock full of guys you have to really fight against to get around...

Like I said last year, old Ben isn't used to having to compete with 25 or 30 other guys who are just as fast as him. Also AMA superbike isn't the blood sport that WSBK is.

(befoer y'all jump down my throat, that is my opinion)

[gm2]

i don't disagree in principle.  however if you carefully watched the last 3 AMA seasons, it definitely was a blood sport between he and mat.  no, he doesn't have experience in wsbk-level crowds.  but he did get the best possible prep he could have gotten in this country.  beating mat is like wrestling a wolverine.

and if it were all just a foregone conclusion, we'd have nothing to bicker about.... 

[zooom]

i don't disagree in principle.  however if you carefully watched the last 3 AMA seasons, it definitely was a blood sport between he and mat.  no, he doesn't have experience in wsbk-level crowds.  but he did get the best possible prep he could have gotten in this country.  beating mat is like wrestling a wolverine.

and if it were all just a foregone conclusion, we'd have nothing to bicker about.... 

now imagine him fighting against a whole paddock full of wolverine's....or even just say that half the paddock is wolverine's even...till a lot harder of a field to push against.

[gm2]

now imagine him fighting against a whole paddock full of wolverine's....or even just say that half the paddock is wolverine's even...till a lot harder of a field to push against.

no, he doesn't have experience in wsbk-level crowds.

as i said...

i just think he'll podium before miller.  not walk away with the series.